All Chapters of Reserved For The Alpha: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Once more, I spent some time at the library passing the time. I finished reading The War Between the Bloodsuckers and the Shapeshifters cover to cover and noticed that it was getting close to dusk.I contemplated whether to attempt opening the leather-bound box once more as I passed it. I decided there would be no purpose in it and went to the kitchen to inform Maria of my intentions. She was nowhere to be found, even though I searched the dining room, the lobby, and the restrooms.I realized at last that she had gone to Akbur Hills today in order to retrieve Evan. When I realized they were taking longer than anticipated, my stomach sank. It was scheduled for her to meet him there for two, but it had been four hours.I wondered if they were in trouble or had somehow gotten caught."What the hell are you doing here?"I was startled awake at hearing a wary Tessa coming toward me in the hallway closest to the exit."What, I'm not allowed here either?""You look like you're doing somethi

Bullet picked me up after thirty minutes and dropped me off at home. When I arrived, it was almost midnight. It felt like the night was far from over because of the mischievous aura emanating from the full moon tonight. The staff had all retired for the night, so when I arrived, nobody was there to welcome me. I wondered if Evan was here at all, and if Maria was back. I questioned if our strategy was beginning to bear fruit.Because I couldn't sleep, I didn't go to my bedroom. I walked out the back door, past the cars and the swimming pool, and into a field that was miles and miles of nothing but grass. I strolled beside a narrow strip of enormous trees that was carved out of the stone. I made an effort to figure out what to anticipate when Evan does show up.The list of poison's ingredients would be necessary, and we would also need a means of gathering everything. Silver would be the most difficult to locate, based on what Maria had said.It might take several weeks or months for th